I'll never understand why people think that the best way to deal with a child who wants some attention is to ignore him. I see this in the grocery store all the time.
That was one of the saddest videos I've ever seen. It boggles my mind that anyone would laugh at something like that.
Anybody remember the "Eunice" skits on the old "Carol Burnett Show"? I was about five years old when they first aired. I used to be shocked that anyone laughed a single time. Eunice was obviously a tortured character. I could see that when I was FIVE. The dialogue always struck me as tragic, not funny.
Here's a sample Eunice
clip. Imagine me watching in horror, as my family sat around me, laughing at it. If you can imagine that, you can imagine my reaction to the OP's link.